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鼠 : Rat

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Components:
臼

rat, mouse (radical 208)

On 'yomi:
ソ(so) ショ(sho)
Kun 'yomi:
ねずみ(nezumi) ねず(nezu)
Strokes:13
Radical:鼠 (208)
Unicode:09f20
jis208:33-45
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鼠 Usage examples

白鼠(しろねずみ)white rat or mouse
畑鼠(ハタネズミ)any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (incl. voles, lemmings and muskrats)
殺鼠剤(さっそざい)rat poison
老海鼠(ホヤ)sea squirt, ascidian
海鼠板(なまこばん)corrugated iron sheet
海鼠腸(このわた)salted entrails of a sea cucumber, salted entrails of a trepang
萱鼠(カヤネズミ)harvest mouse (Mus minutus)
窮鼠噛猫(きゅうそごうびょう)A cornered rat will bite the cat, One who is cornered will fight like a devil
首鼠両端(しゅそりょうたん)sitting on the fence
大黒鼠(ダイコクネズミ)white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)
鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ(なくねこはねずみをとらぬ)empty vessels make the most sound
窮鼠猫を噛む(きゅうそねこをかむ)a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous
旅鼠(たびねずみ)lemming
熊鼠(クマネズミ)black rat (Rattus rattus), roof rat